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cupcake

[ kuhp-keyk ]

noun

  1. a small cake, the size of an individual portion, baked in a cup-shaped mold.
  2. Older Slang.
    1. a sexually attractive young woman.
    2. a beloved girl or woman.


cupcake

/ ˈʌˌɪ /

noun

  1. a small cake baked in a cup-shaped foil or paper case
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cupcake1

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; cup + cake
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Not the delicate meringues or the aggressively frosted cupcakes of childhood birthday parties, but the muscular, memory-laced ones.

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Think of the frosting on a cupcake: you want peaks that stand tall, not slump.

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The brand Galaxy Gas comes in a variety of flavors like mango smoothie and vanilla cupcake for such purposes.

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Also trending up as mall tenants are purveyors of comforting treats such as warm cookies, elaborate sodas and cupcakes, according to a report by mall landlord Phillips Edison & Co.

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The show was looking for his female counterpart, someone they originally envisioned as “a yummy mummy cupcake blogger who’s vacuous and drives a Range Rover,” Brooker says.

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